La Ola Mexicana (The Mexican Wave)

Well sorta... so I've recently learned of a hand full of Mexican Surf bands that I believe some of you folks might enjoy. With the help of friend & fellow SG101er, MrGreen I'm able to shed some much needed light on some very talented groups from the homeland. Here's a list and some videos. Check 'em out!

This last band, Sonido Gallo Negro, I really like. They blend cumbia, psychedelic chicha and of course some surf in there. I hope that some of you SG101er's like at least one of these bands. There's lot of great stuff coming out of Mexico, particularly out of El D.F. Some of these bands have the same members. Enjoy!

Great post- I was already familiar with Lost Acapulco, but many of these are new to me. From what I've seen in heard, I'm definitely digging the high-energy Mex surf scene a lot (and from the rest of Latin America too). Europe ain't the only place outside of the US breaking some ground!

Plenty of sweet stuff in here. Right on, Abraham. Damn, Sonido Gallo Negro is effectively the cumbia party band Abe and I have already vowed to start one day. They freaking rule!

'tis true. We've where talking about doing a side band that played exactly this form of music (Cumbia/Chicha/Surf). Glad to see that there's an actual band doing it though. Frankie, has been bugging me for months to do something like this. He's really into this band right now.

norcalhodad wrote:

Nice collection you've made there. I do like the regional flair that Sonido Gallo Negro have added to their sound and Telekrimen seem like direct descendants of Esquivel.

Any recordings of 60's Mexican instrumental bands floating around?

Sonido Gallo Negro's sound, although they're Mexican, is heavily a Peruvian style. Glad your diggin' them. I freakin' love this band. As for TELEKRIMEN, I'm not as familiar with Esquivel to make that connection but I've heard a lot of his material. Good stuff indeed.